Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -3,118 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Nicaragua, 1994–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua stood at -3,118. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 280.7% on the previous year and down 149.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua peaked at 7,568 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3,118, in 2019.
Nicaragua ranks 120th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 887 | — |
| 1995 | 4,519 | +409.5% |
| 1996 | 3,493 | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 7,539 | +115.8% |
| 1998 | 5,028 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 5,093 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,221 | -56.4% |
| 2001 | 4,259 | +91.8% |
| 2002 | 726 | -83.0% |
| 2003 | 1,798 | +147.7% |
| 2004 | 2,120 | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 2,020 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,206 | -40.3% |
| 2007 | 2,626 | +117.7% |
| 2008 | 7,568 | +188.2% |
| 2009 | 6,250 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 396 | -93.7% |
| 2011 | 90 | -77.3% |
| 2012 | 394 | +337.8% |
| 2013 | 736 | +86.8% |
| 2014 | 358 | -51.4% |
| 2015 | 3,267 | +812.6% |
| 2016 | 2,724 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 947 | -65.2% |
| 2018 | -819 | -186.5% |
| 2019 | -3,118 | +280.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's -3,118 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,664. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's -3,118 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +812.6% | 358 | 3,267 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,426 | 887 | 7,539 | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,079 | 726 | 7,568 | 10 |
| 2010s | 497.5 | -3,118 | 3,267 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua was -3,118 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7,568 in 2008.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,118 in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
- Nicaragua ranks 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 149.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.